I have always liked the comment of one of the conservative economists who said that if women were paid only 70% of what men were paid, why would business hire men?
That’s a great way to put it, and would also apply to minorities; large companies will always do what is best for the bottom line, and now they’ve been legally forced to take on a large number of ineffective tokens to stave off lawsuits. I’ve worked with some sharp women & minorities, but a much larger number of incompetent tokens. If you see an incompetent white guy, he’s somebody’s nephew or such; it is much more infrequent than the affirmative action junk that is just there for stats in the event of a lawsuit.